AEJEE FAQ

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Java Edition for Education

  • What's the purpose of AEJEE? Why was it created?
    • AEJEE was designed to provide an introductory-level desktop application that could handle basic GIS data and spatial processes on both Windows and Macintosh platforms. Because it was conceived with a K–12 education audience in mind, the tools address many of the basic tasks that students and teachers want to accomplish with GIS.
  • What's different about AEJEE versus other tools? Can I do anything useful with it?
    • AEJEE covers most of the basic functions users need with spatial data: display, pan, zoom, identify, select, classify, symbolize, hyperlink, and make layouts. AEJEE can also open and save projects and work with data from both local sources and ArcIMS servers over the Internet. Also, AEJEE is free, so teachers and students can use it both at school and at home, even if they are on different platforms.
  • Can I use AEJEE if I'm not in education?
    • Yes. The tool has been optimized for education, but others have found its basic capacities, modest interface, and multi-platform access useful. Use and distribution outside noncommercial education is limited by the click-through license and constraints mentioned in the tutorial and below.
  • Can I give AEJEE to other people?
    • Yes. The click-through license and constraints in the tutorial describe this more fully. Fundamentally, the software can be shared with others at no cost if the installer is provided in exactly the form supplied by ESRI. It may be easiest to link people to the download page for best access to the latest version.
  • How do I learn to use AEJEE?
    • AEJEE installs a quick-start tutorial guide as a PDF file found in the folder AEJEE/DATA/LESSONS. Additional lessons using AEJEE for Education can be found on ESRI's ArcLessons Web site (choose By Software—ArcExplorer).
  • What kind of GIS data can AEJEE handle?
    • Shapefiles
    • ArcSDE layers
    • CAD data (DXF and DGN support on Windows only)
    • Image formats including .tif and .jpg
    • X,y point data from .dbf, .txt, and .csv files
    • ArcIMS services
  • Does AEJEE come with any usable data?
    • Yes! AEJEE includes sample world, U.S., local, and Cartesian data that you can use to learn the software, practice spatial thinking, and explore a variety of interesting spatial patterns.

      (information from ESRI)